Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Elizabeth Oakes Smith, a Maine native and noted lecturer and writer, wrote a four-part account of her August 1849 trip to Katahdin. She is reportedly the first woman to climb the mountain.
The account appeared in the Portland Daily Advertiser on September 12, September 15, September 26, and October 8, 1849. Each installment was on page 2 of the newspaper.
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About This Item
- Title: Elizabeth Oakes Smith account of climbing Katahdin, 1849
- Creator: Elizabeth Oakes Smith
- Creation Date: 1849-09-12
- Subject Date: 1849-09-12
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Locations:
- Piscataquis County, ME
- Piscataquis County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Portland Daily Advertiser, 26, July-December 1849
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Hiking
- Portland Daily Advertiser (Newspaper)
- Smith, Elizabeth Oakes--Travel
- Personal narratives
- Katahdin, Mount
- Newspapers
- Mountaineering
- Journalism
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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